Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-19
State News.
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| CoRrSsA.-Our correspondent writes, Oct
| Is; Wyman Elliott of Minnesota has been
visiting Corinna and looking after the
property interest of his aged uncle, Mr..
| Benz Moor. He proposes to lay out new
street on Mr.. Moor's land in order to sell
house lots. The street will extend from the
new church across TO Main street and will be
| situate in the pleasantest part of the village.
John Cormick is building al addition to
his store.-Rev. Wilson Young of Washourn,
with his wife is visiting this. his native town.
The members of Woodbine Lodge, l. o.
| G. T., were pleasantly surprised last Friday
night by visit of a large delegation from
Dexter.
| SOMERSET.
| No. AssoN-Our correspondent writes,
| Oct. Is: AT town meeting Saturday it was
voted to build an iron bridge in place of the
wooden one which has been declared unsafe
Work on the Somerset railroad is progress
ing quite rapidly. On the south side of the
Carrabassett the grading is completed already
for the crawling. In the village crew of
about % men and as many hores are at work.
| CANAAN.-Our correspondent writes Oct
18th: The following aficers of the Canaan
Carrabasset Lodge OF +. and A. M, were
installed on Tuesday evening, Oct, 18th by
DR.. Ivory Lowe Past Master. 81. c. Cover,
NJ. Noah Kicker. S.W.; Cecil B. Gardiner.
j. W.; Stephen Penney, Treas; j. c F.
Powers, Sec; Samuel J. Moore, S. D.. !;
George H. Ames, j. D.; John Brown. s. S. !;
M. b. Blake, j. S.; Samuel n. Cover,
Chap; David Mason, M. William Harris,
T. The installation was public and about
$50 persons were present. A good supper of
oyster stew, pastry and coffee was furnished
BY Smith Whittier of Skowhegan. A por-
ton of the Canaan choir and cornet band
furnished music for the occasion. Those
who attended enjoyed themselves, especially
the children, of whom there were too many
for the comfort of the older people.-John
Wyman of Canaan and Mr.. Brown of Clin-
ton had a spsrring match at Fairfield village
on the island After two rounds, in which
| Brown was somewhat worsted. State Con-
stable Stevenson put an end to the fight by
arresting the parties, who were released
after paying their fines.
| NORTH MADIsoN.-Our correspondent
writes, Oct 49, Hiram Moore starts for the
woods Monday with a crew of men.-Some
of The schools in town have been closed on
| account of the measles Arson Hilton
is teaching very successful term of school
in district No. 9.-The Paine House at N.
Anson, owned and occupied by Niron Grey,
was burned Saturday night, the furniture was
saved but part of the live stock persisted in
the flames. Supposed to be the work of an
incendiary. Loss So, 000 insured for 81, 900.
| NORTH FAIRFIELD.-Our correspondent
writes Oct. IS A valuable Dictator Chief
colt, owned by c. H. Hoxie and G. 7. lib
belts, broke her leg in some unknown way
last week. DR.. Jewett was called who pro-
nounced the case hopeless and the colt was
knocked in the head Gideon Wells was in
town Friday and collected nice lot of beet
steers, among which were Colonel Shepherds
prize two year olds which were exhibited at
the fairs. There were five pairs of the latter,
and none of them were less than #. in
grth-The apple crop is harvested, and as
was expected is very light, though VIM.
Wentworth and J. T. Richardson have each
about $50 barrels; among the last named lot
are 100 barrels of kings" large and well
colored.-Barrels are being bought for 10 cts.
each.-Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Tobey have
gone to California. Others are feverish.-
One of our young ladies was recently severe
| " frightened by the improper conduct of a
tramp.
FAIRFIELD. - Our correspondent writes
Oct. Is: Everyone is much interested in the
Dexter sensation, and daily papers sell we'll.
We think the best account is to be found in
the Kennebec Journal and know others think
the same, owing to the demand for our copy.
The Willing Workers have a supper in the
| Methodist vestry Wednesday nght.-Mrs. j.
M. Fogg and daughter ppent the Sunday in
Bowdoinham.- is reported here that our
late suicide may have been a murder.-Mrs.
E. J. Lawrence has gone to Boston where
she is to receive medical treatment.-We
have in our village two ladies over 80 years
of age.-The funeral of Mr.. Simon Conor
took place Tuesday afternoon, under the
management of the Masons and was largely
attended.-Mrs. W. II. F. Toner who has
been quite ill, is, we are glad TO know, inn
proving.-An alarm of fire Saturday night
called out the steamer company it proved to
be in the hall at the Fairfield House. 1t is
thought that match must have been thrown
down near where the lamps are trimmed and
kept through the day, and the
oil taking fire it quickly spread
up the wall through the ceiling into the hall
the damage will be but few hundred dollars
while in few minutes it would have been
impossible to have saved the house.-N. Tot
man & Sons began Monday piling logs they
use a steam engine to draw them out of the
water, and work very fast. Will Simpson
has charge of the engne.-Mrs. Abbie San
born of Massachusetts is visiting friends in
town.-Eben Fogg sold three Canada horses
last week for good sum.-Col W. I. Eustis
was in town last week.-The select hop vas
very much enjoyed by all.
WALDO.
LIBERIY.-Our correspondent writes Oct
49,; Mrs. Julia Clapp has returned from
visit to friends in Belfast. Her brother. Mr..
Martin Dow, of Bar Harbor, is expected in
town the coming week Our ex-postmaster,
MIR. Davis Woodmsn, with his daughter,
Miss Clara, left town for Boston Wednesday.
There is good prospect OF first-cass sum-
mer boarding house being opened here next
season. Those who would like to visit Liberty
every summer, but have been debarred from
doing so for the want of accommodations,
can now take coursge.-Fred Knowlton, our
new postmaster, has received his commission
and is now serving the public in his official
character at the new and commodous store
opposite the old post office building Main
street is being greatly improved in the matters
of drainage by the laying of substantial
wstercourse the entire length of tile business
portions, thus removing the unsightly cess
pool in front of the stores, to say nothing of
the advantages gained from sanitary point
of view. Who will say that the influence of
health boards is not wholesome one Pit is
estimated that about six hundred people visit